Posted on 06/17/2013 12:25:48 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Hassan Rohani, Iran's new President, is being termed a “moderate” in Western media, but it appears that his moderation stops when it comes to Israel. In his first speech as Iran's new leader, Rohani quickly launched into a diatribe against Israel, blaming the Jewish state for Iran's economic problems.
Those problems largely have their roots in the sanctions imposed by the West on Iran, the result of the previous government's refusal to allow international inspectors into some of its nuclear facilities, and its insistence at enriching uranium at a level that would allow Tehran to build nuclear weapons. Western countries several times tried to work out arrangements with Iran to allow the country to continue nuclear enrichment at a level that would be used for civilian nuclear development programs in exchange for the removal of sanctions – but Tehran refused.
Yet the sanctions are not the result of Iran's actions, Rohani said in his first speech; it was Israel that got the West to impose those sanctions, in an attempt to ruin Iran economically. “The Iranian nation has done nothing to deserve these sanctions,” he said. “Our activities are in line with international norms. If the sanctions help anyone, it is Israel. They are directed only at us. The Western nations do not have sanctions against anyone else.” It was part of Israel's plan to “ruin” Iran, he added.
In his speech, Rohani said that although Iran might consider stepping up international inspections of its nuclear facilities, it would not change its pace of development, or other policies regarding the nuclear program. Rohani is Iran's former top nuclear negotiator.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XrRyqses5U
Indeed! He surely sounds moderate/s
And those economic problems pale in comparison to the ones that nation will have should they actually try to off Israel.
Go Jews!!
Weak.
Would Allah permit this? Perhaps there is a problem in Iran they are not willing to admit if the Jews have that sort of power.
Pretty much sums up Hitler’s rationale for his “final solution.”
These guys don’t know ANYTHING...Its CLEARLY George W. Bush’s fault! Cant teach them anything I swear!
The Joooos !
The left has that in common - it’s never their fault, it’s inconceivable that it’s their fault.
When the nation’s economy totally crashes to the point that the dollar is worthless and/or the government simply cannot pay for anything - the left will blame conservatives.
Conservatives, Neocons, Dubya, Palin, the Jooos! Whatever. As if there’s a difference.
I didn't see a "death to Israel" in that quote so by Iranian standards he is a moderate.
“...and we muslims are child-like, and can do nothing for ourselves.”
Wow, how far the mighty Persian empire has fallen since the days of Xerxes.
Ever since Napoleon conquered Egypt and then left. How humiliating. Then the British beat us up over and over and over and over and over. Now even Jooos! can punk us, and perform a daring against-all-odds raid just like at Entebbe. They haven’t done it yet, but they might. The shame.
Wait for it . . .
“Western media” women and foreigners screamed that he was a radical, before he was elected. It’s sad that western media are not credible.
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